Chapter 42 (1/2)

Chapter 42

“Why are we here? Isn’t it time for you to tell me?”

As I heard the question uttered fro back, I saw Cassion staring atme until now

Well, to be exact, all I could see were his lips in a straight line because he earing a black mask

Now that it’s been about a week since Cassion’s accident, the search for him wouldn’t be as extensive as it was before However, there wasn’t anything bad about being cautious

The fact that a week had already passed was just that—only a week had passed

I looked at the black mask, about where his eyes were Then, I opened ht you would, h a squalid alley, and by anyone’s judgment, it was a place that exuded poverty

Several dilapidated structures and tents that were too shabby to call houses Trash rolling on the street so dirty that they’d turned black Strange odors that permeated everywhere

Usually, a dark place like this was very far frohtest place in the duchy’s domain was the Valentine estate

Our travel ti, however, in the meantime, Cassion did not complain or even ask a question

When we left the ducal estate in a carriage, when I asked hi the ride, he asked not one question

Even until we stopped by the Larrington Bookstore, escaped through the back door and walked for a long time until we reached this squalid alley

If it were me, I would have asked already around the time the mask was put on

At my question, Cassion did not answer

All I could see were his lips in a straight line, so I couldn’t read his expression

He continued to stare at me, then just took a few steps forward in order to catch up Standing tall right next to me, he leaned down a little before he opened his mouth

“You askedsoo And I know you’ll tell ht that it just wasn’t the ‘proper’ time yet”

I blinked

The stiff tone of voice he spoke with sounded like whining to , but it looked like he got sulky because I showed no signs of telling hi beneath what the , but for soht then

Obviously, it was a warped expression that would htly and pushed the er

He had leaned down to ht

“There’s so for here Soradually walked forward again while answering him, Cassion matched my stride at a relaxed speed

“Someone ill help… Then is it the person you talked about last time? Did you say her naet to her, but she’s not the one we’re looking for today”

“Then?”

The answer to Cassion’s question lay in the note in o, when Blanca pretended to be a bookstore employee and paid the mansion a visit, didn’t she say that she needed my help for the additional request I sent before? The one related to Diana

Then she gaveme to check it later to knohat kind of help she needed from me

After Blanca left, I immediately opened the book Inside, there was a veil much like the one she alore, and beneath that was the note

This hat’s written on that small piece of paper:

‘Two days later, wear this and go to the place marked on this map’

And thatthe alleys near the ducal territory’s city

A alleys, a red line was drawn along only one alley, and the road where that red line ended was marked with stars

It see the ain, I read the note oncethe alley that has been marked here, buy a doll and take it with you When you arrive at the destination, there will be so your request

PS Bring your escort knight’

It was i on, but I had no choice but to do as I was told

The Blanca I kneas already doing her best to do the request I e the instructions were, I’ to be of assistance to me somehow

That’s why I ca the veil over my face just as I was instructed

Unfortunately, we’ve yet to find the dolls that were supposedly being sold along this alley However

“It should be here Someone who can help me find that wo around Maybe the doll seller was around here

‘If I go even further, I don’t think I’d even see a single ant, let alone a huh we’ve already walked quite a bit, I still couldn’t find the supposed doll seller All we’ve co on the street or selling crude flowers Except for thelanced furtively at us because we definitely looked suspicious to anyone else given that earing masks and hoods

‘If I knew this would happen, I should have just brought soht like this, I soon shook my head The specific instruction was to ‘buy a doll there’, and so I should abide by those words

I o round and round just to fulfill this condition Perhaps, I could unearth a hint with the doll seller

“Rather than that, Maxwell, do you happen to…”

I trailed off

Because someone suddenly appeared and stood in front of me Fortunately, there was still some distance between us, so we didn’t bump into each other

Even so, the person who suddenly popped out was such an unexpected person, seeing as they were below my eye level

To aze Quite a lot